2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
2020 season
President	Nick Ragain
Head coach	Alan Koch
Stadium	Weidner Field; Colorado Springs, Colorado; (Capacity: 5,000)
USL Championship	Group C: 3rd ; Conference: 13th; Overall: 27th
USL Playoffs	Did Not Qualify
2020 U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Four Corners Cup	Cancelled
Average home league attendance	1,000
Biggest win	OKC 1–2 COS (March 7); NM 1–2 COS (Sept. 19)
Biggest defeat	SLC 4–1 COS (Sept. 9)
	← 2019 →

The 2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's sixth year of existence, and their sixth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.

This was planned to be the team's final season at Weidner Field, the club's home since it started play in 2015. A new downtown stadium, also known as Weidner Field, is set to open for the 2021 season.

Players[]

As of March 6, 2020^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Sean Melvin	Canada
2	DF	Joan Cervós	Andorra
5	DF	Ever Rubio	Mexico
6	MF	Rony Argueta	United States
7	FW	Austin Dewing	United States
8	MF	Hiroki Kurimoto	Japan
9	FW	Christian Volesky	United States
10	FW	Luke Ferreira	United States
11	MF	Mamadi Camara	Guinea
12	FW	Niki Jackson (^[A])	United States
13	MF	Aidan Daniels	Canada
14	DF	Abdul Rwatubyaye (^[A])	Rwanda
16	DF	Adrián Diz Pe	Cuba
17	FW	George Lebese	South Africa
21	DF	Kris Reaves	United States
22	DF	Sebastian Anderson (^[A])	United States
23	MF	Uvaldo Luna	Mexico
28	MF	Will Vint (^[A])	United States
30	GK	Abraham Rodriguez (^[A])	United States
31	DF	Alejandro Padilla (^[B])	United States
44	DF	Jordan Burt	United States
77	MF	Andre Lewis	Jamaica

^

On loan from MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.

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Colorado Rapids academy player.

Competitions[]

Exhibitions[]

February 5 Preseason 1	Colorado Rapids U-19s	1–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Commerce City, Colorado
1:00 PM MST	1st half'	Report	Daniels 1st half' 2nd half'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Turf Field

February 8 Preseason 2	New Mexico United	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Albuquerque, New Mexico
12:00 PM MST		Report		Stadium: UNM Soccer Complex
Note: Canceled due to snow and road conditions.

February 16 Preseason 3	Louisville City	3–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Herriman, Utah
7:00 PM MST	Lancaster 9', 22' Thiam 90'	Report		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 19 Preseason 4	Real Monarchs	0–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Herriman, Utah
10:00 AM MST		Report		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 22 Preseason 5	Union Omaha	1–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Herriman, Utah
11:30 AM MST		Report		Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium

February 29 Preseason 6	Air Force Falcons	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Colorado Springs, Colorado
1:00 PM MST				Stadium: Cadet Soccer Stadium

March 1 Preseason 7	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	v	Denver Pioneers	Colorado Springs, Colorado
2:00 PM MST				Stadium: Weidner Field

USL Championship[]

Standings — Group C[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	El Paso Locomotive FC	16	9	5	2	24	14	+10	32	2.00	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	New Mexico United	15	8	3	4	23	17	+6	27	1.80	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	16	2	7	7	19	28	−9	13	0.81
4	Real Monarchs	16	3	2	11	14	25	−11	11	0.69

Source: USL

Match results[]

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.^[2] In the preparations for the resumption of league play following the shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the remainder of the Switchbacks' schedule was announced on July 2.^[3]

March 7 1	OKC Energy	1–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM MST	Ward 53' Harris 58' Chavez 62'	Report	Volesky 16' Lewis 33' Stephenson 78' (o.g.) Diz Pe 90+5'	Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Eric Tattersall

July 11 2 Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT	Daniels 45+2'	Report	Muhammad 25' Wehan 56', 87'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

July 18 3 Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	3–3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Sandy, Utah
2:00 PM MDT	Coffee 30' Brody 40' Farnsworth 49' Peay 61'	Report	Cervós 45+3' Lewis 51' 73' Burt 89' Rwatubyaye 90+5', 90+5'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk

July 26 4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	P–P	Austin Bold FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
1:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Weidner Field

August 1 5 Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–2	Real Monarchs	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Burt 2' Lebese 57' (pen.) Diz Pe 90+2'	Report	Blake 35' (pen.) Davis 67' Peay 90+3' Sierakowski 90+5'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi

August 8 6	El Paso Locomotive FC	4–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM MDT	Mares 15', 90+2' Gómez 21' Diaz 23' Herrera 66', 68'	Report	Reaves 14' Quintero 36' Luna 82', 90+1' Burt 87'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

August 15 7 Four Corners Cup	New Mexico United	0–1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:00 PM MDT	Rubio 63' Ferreira 90+4'	Report	Tinari 30' Wehan 45' Najem 66' Ryden 90+1'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi

August 22 8	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT	Quintero 18' Volesky 89'	Report	King 16' Rebellón 51' Ryan 82'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez

August 26 4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	4–4	Austin Bold FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Volesky 48', 64' Lewis 59' Lebese 84' Kurimoto 86'	Report	Forbes 2', 45' Kléber 3', 89' Báez 38' Twumasi 75' Okugo 86'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 29 9 Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–1	New Mexico United	Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT	Lewis 54' Daniels 59'	Report	Tinari 37' Moreno 54' (pen.) Williams 65' 75' Mizell 90+3'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

September 2 10	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	P–P	El Paso Locomotive FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT				Stadium: Weidner Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID exposure of a person in the Switchbacks' organization.^[4]

September 5 11	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–0	OKC Energy FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 PM MDT	Argueta 89'	Report	Hernández 34' Taravel 90+2' Ellis-Hayden 90+9'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Calin Radosav

September 9 12 Four Corners Cup	Real Monarchs	4–1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	Vázquez 18' Brown 26' Davis 69' Powder 76'	Report	Daniels 88', 34'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen

September 16 13	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	El Paso, Texas
7:00 PM MDT	Robinson 53' King 57' Salgado 74' Monsalvez 85'	Report	Daniels 26'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Marco Vega

September 19 14 Four Corners Cup	New Mexico United	1–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3:30 PM MDT	Sandoval 28' Moreno 64'	Report	Volesky 45+1' (pen.), 45+2' Ferreira 48' Daniels 88'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Referee: Elton Garcia

September 26 15 Four Corners Cup	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1–1	Real Monarchs	Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Volesky 11', 42' (pen.) Cervós 45'	Report	Davis 21' Brown 47'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

September 30 10	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Quintero 11'	Report	Robinson 57'	Stadium: Weidner Field Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Note: Reschedule of postponed match from September 2nd.^[5]

October 3 16	FC Tulsa	2–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
6:00 PM MDT	Marlon 36', 38' da Costa 40' Martínez 65' Bourgeois 86'	Report	Diz Pe 43' 90+6' Kurimoto 68' Burt 81'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

U.S. Open Cup[]

As a USL Championship club, the Switchbacks will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.^[6]

April 8 2nd Round	FC Boulder Harpos (LQ) or Switchbacks FC (USLC)	P–P	Switchbacks FC (USLC) or Crossfire Redmond (NPSL)	Denver, Colorado or Colorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT				Stadium: Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver or Weidner Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[7]

References[]

^ "2020 Roster". switchbacksfc.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Unveil Revised 2020 Regular Season Schedule". switchbacksfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
^ "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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On loan from MLS affiliate Colorado Rapids.

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Colorado Rapids academy player.

[1] "2020 Roster". switchbacksfc.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[2] "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[3] "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Unveil Revised 2020 Regular Season Schedule". switchbacksfc.com. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[4] "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[5] "Switchbacks FC Match Against El Paso Rescheduled". USLChampionship.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[6] "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

[7] "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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v Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado Founded in 2013
The Club	Roster
Stadium	Weidner Field (I) Weidner Field (II)
Affiliates	Colorado Rapids
Rivalries	Colorado Rapids Real Monarchs
Key Personnel	Owner Nick Ragain Head Coach Brendan Burke
Seasons (6)	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

v t USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Memphis 901 FC Miami FC New York Red Bulls II Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC
Future teams	Austin Bold FC (on hiatus) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus) Queensboro FC (2023) USL Pro Iowa (2024)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York North Carolina FC Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

v 2020 USL Championship season
Playoffs
Eastern	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Miami FC New York Red Bulls II North Carolina FC Philadelphia Union II Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saint Louis FC Sporting Kansas City II Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Austin Bold Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights New Mexico United OKC Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma Defiance FC Tulsa